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I am an elementary teacher with a student enrolled in my upcoming fall class who is diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder. Has anyone had experience with students diagnosed with RAD? I'm…Continue

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From my experiences my suggestions are to create firm boundaries and very clear expectations, build a positive relationship with the student by taking interest in their interests, showing real concern, care and love. If the…"

"Reactive attachment disorder is severe and relatively uncommon disorder that effect infants and young children and inhibit to establish healthy bonds with parents or caregivers. You can find a least a activities that help the kid laugh and feel…"

I am an elementary teacher with a student enrolled in my upcoming fall class who is diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder. Has anyone had experience with students diagnosed with RAD? I'm looking for any tips or suggestions to help make the year as positive as possible for this student and the entire class (and me too!). Thanks!See More

"This thoughtful reflection brings up the question of attention span. Has the attention span of our society as a whole really shortened? Since I've been teaching 20+ years, I often feel that way. While technology has improved…"

"Students teaching students! At times during math, I will have students "re-teach" others the math skill with which they are struggling. It actually gives students a chance to work on communication skills and allows them to…"

"Hi, I'm a third grade teacher. I do a lot of co-teaching with the special education teacher supporting my class. At this time I've pretty much taken the lead, but the special ed teacher jumps in to assist and support with whole…"

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I read George Couros' book The Innovators Mindset recently. It was enlightening to say the least. There was so much in the book that I wanted to implement in my classroom, so I created an infographic about the book's main points. Since I post my work…See More

1. Success after failing 34 times.Even though Evan Spiegel seems more at the forefront, Snapchat was created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown when they were students at Stanford University. The idea for Snapchat is found while they were preparing their final project. In one of the interviews, Spiegel mentioned that they failed on almost 34 projects until they found Snapchat.Asian Journal2. Once called…See More